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List of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons

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Pararescuemen performing a hoist extraction during a training exercise

Combat Controllers guiding a C-130 while taking off at a remote airfield

A Special Operations Weather Tech pilots an RQ-11B UAV in Afghanistan

This is a list of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons. It covers special operations forces units assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command in the United States Air Force.

Special Tactics Squadrons consist of Special Tactics Officers, Combat Controllers, Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Special Reconnaissance, Tactical Air Control Party operators, and a number of combat support airmen which comprise 58 Air Force specialties.^[1]

Special Tactics Squadrons[edit]

Squadron	Location	Notes:
17th Special Tactics Squadron	Fort Moore, Georgia	^[2]
21st Special Tactics Squadron	Pope Field, North Carolina	^[3]
22nd Special Tactics Squadron	McChord Air Force Base, Washington	^[3]
23rd Special Tactics Squadron	Hurlburt Field, Florida	^[3]
24th Special Tactics Squadron	Pope Field, North Carolina	^[3]
26th Special Tactics Squadron	Cannon AFB, New Mexico	^[4]
123rd Special Tactics Squadron	Louisville IAP, Kentucky	(ANG)^[3]
125th Special Tactics Squadron	Portland IAP, Oregon	(ANG)^[5]
320th Special Tactics Squadron	Kadena AB, Japan	^[6]
321st Special Tactics Squadron	RAF Mildenhall, England	^[7]

References[edit]

^ "24th SOW Factsheet". Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

^ "24th SOW re-designates 17th ASOS". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "720th Special Tactics Group Fact Sheet". Air Force Special Operations Command. United States Air Force. 24 December 2007. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.

^ "Historic 26 STS military free fall". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

^ Prigmore, Donna M. "The 125 STS: ORANG Newest Unit is Ready to Jump Aboard" (PDF). Ameriforce.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2008.

^ "353 Special Operations Group". Air Force Special Operations Command. United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.

^ "352nd Special Operations Group Fact Sheet". Air Force Special Operations Command. United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.

External links[edit]

v t e United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
United States Army USASOC	Units 1st Special Forces Command 75th Ranger Regiment Army Special Operations Aviation Command John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Types Special Forces Rangers Civil Affairs Psychological Operations
United States Marine Corps MARSOC	Units Marine Raider Regiment Marine Raider Support Group Marine Raider Training Center Types Critical skills operator
United States Navy NAVSPECWARCOM	Units Naval Special Warfare Group 1 Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Naval Special Warfare Group 4 Naval Special Warfare Group 8 Naval Special Warfare Group 11 Naval Special Warfare Center Types Navy SEALs Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen
United States Air Force AFSOC	Units 1st Special Operations Wing 24th Special Operations Wing 27th Special Operations Wing 137th Special Operations Wing 193rd Special Operations Wing 352nd Special Operations Wing 353rd Special Operations Wing 492nd Special Operations Wing 919th Special Operations Wing Types Pararescue Combat Control Team Special Reconnaissance Combat Rescue Officer Special Tactics Officer Combat Aviation Advisors Psychological Operations
Special mission units JSOC	Army 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force) Intelligence Support Activity (ISA / The Activity) Navy Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU / SEAL Team Six) Air Force 24th Special Tactics Squadron (24 STS) Joint Communications Unit
Theater Special Operations Commands	SOCAFRICA SOCCENT SOCEUR SOCKOR SOCPAC SOCNORTH SOCSOUTH
Source: SOCOM 2013 Fact Book